Individuals who have attained the CCPE have demonstrated that they have met set standards of competency in education and practice. This helps to both protect the Ergonomist and the client. CCPEs are expected to abide by the CCPE Code of Ethics. More and more employers are looking for candidates with the CCPE designation and the CCCPE Board works on promoting the designation on an ongoing basis. Learn More

ACE is a professional organization of Ergonomists and those interested in ergonomics. Its primary objectives are to promote networking and continuing education opportunities for its members and to promote ergonomics in Canada. Attaining certification is a separate process by which an Ergonomist may submit an application meeting the criteria specified in the CCPE Application Kit in order to obtain the professional certification of the Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist. ACE members are not required to be certified Ergonomists, nor are they required to be ergonomists as their full time employment. Becoming a member of ACE does not include a submission of education and work experience documentation. Non-ACE members may apply for certification with the CCCPE. Note that those granted certification are automatically given membership in ACE, although they may chose not to exercise this membership.

Fill the form to the best of your abilities and submit it to the Board (if this is your year to submit it), by the deadline for submission that year. Include a letter to show your justification for why the points should be allocated to a certain category and the Board will consider your position. In any case, send in your submission!

Yes, but note that the title “Full Member” is not a current category of membership. Current categories are Member, Affiliate and Student, and the former “Full Member” was a category that existed prior to the implementation of certification. It required submission of education and work product documentation. If you are not sure whether you were a Full Member, please contact the National Office.

Courses used to meet the educational requirements must be university accredited. However, if you are only a few hours short of meeting a competency, workshops may be used to ‘top up’ your hours (up to 10% of each knowledge area’s hours) provided the workshop meets the criteria outlined in the CCPE Application Kit.

No, there is no listing of approved courses or degrees as courses and degree programs are subject to change over time. You will need to ensure that the courses you take meet the current educational competency requirements for CCPE. (See current Application Kit).

No, as courses are constantly changing, there is no list that provides a breakdown of hours for specific courses. You may wish to contact an individual with CCPE who graduated from your university to see if they will share their breakdown with you. Note, that you will need to verify the breakdown in case the content of some courses have changed. PLEASE NOTE: The reviewers may have reallocated hours on an applicant’s behalf, which means that their original application may not be appropriate for others to copy in their own applications. Hours for courses should each be individually considered.

As individuals can take different courses to attain the same degree and because course contents tend to change over time, you must still complete the education logs and send them with your application. PLEASE NOTE: The reviewers may have reallocated hours on an applicant’s behalf, which means that their original application may not be appropriate for others to copy in their own applications. Hours for courses should each be individually considered.

No, course hours attributed to one competency cannot be used to also fulfill another competency. However, one course may be broken down into more than one competency (e.g. of a 30 hour course, 10 hours to competency A1, 10 hours to competency B1 and 10 hours to competency C1. See question #17 as well.

Yes, if you do not meet the CCPE requirements the first time you apply, you will receive a letter outlining the gaps in your application that need to be filled. If you believe you actually have met the criteria outlined in the letter, you may appeal the decision. Note that any additional materials submitted in the appeal must have been completed in the time period prior to the submission of your application.